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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2012
Lee F. Hartley, Valencia, CA (US);
Roger S. Meier, Canyon Country, CA (US);
Glen A. Griffith, Newbury Park, CA (US);
Tracey L. Kruger, Saugus, CA (US);
R. Tissa Karunasiri, Valencia, CA (US);
Scott A. Crawford, Castaic, CA (US);
Frank Nigro, Valencia, CA (US);
Lee F. Hartley, Valencia, CA (US);
Roger S. Meier, Canyon Country, CA (US);
Glen A. Griffith, Newbury Park, CA (US);
Tracey L. Kruger, Saugus, CA (US);
R. Tissa Karunasiri, Valencia, CA (US);
Scott A. Crawford, Castaic, CA (US);
Frank Nigro, Valencia, CA (US);
Advanced Bionics AG, Staefa, CH;
Abstract
An exemplary apparatus for use with an auditory prosthesis system includes a housing, a connector port disposed at least partially within the housing and configured to be communicatively coupled to an auxiliary audio input device, a telecoil disposed at least partially within the housing, and a multi-position switch disposed at least partially within the housing and configured to selectively enable the auxiliary audio input device and the telecoil. The auxiliary audio input device is enabled and the telecoil is disabled when the switch is in a first position, both the auxiliary audio input device and the telecoil are enabled when the switch is in a second position, and the telecoil is enabled and the auxiliary audio input device is disabled when the switch is in a third position. Corresponding apparatuses, systems, and methods are also disclosed.